Anonymizing location information of a mobile device

A computer program product for anonymizing location information of a mobile device, the computer program product comprising one or more computer readable storage medium and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more computer readable storage medium, the program instructions comprising:

• program instructions to receive, by an anonymization provider, from the mobile device, location information identifying the location of the mobile device;
• program instructions to receive, by the anonymization provider, from the mobile device, anonymity requirements;
• program instructions to determine, by the anonymization provider, whether the received location information satisfies the received anonymity requirements;
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• based on the received location information satisfying the received anonymity requirements:
• program instructions to generate, by the anonymization provider, an obfuscated location for the mobile device;
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• program instructions to send, by the anonymization provider, to the mobile device, the obfuscated location;
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• based on the received location information not satisfying the received anonymity requirements, program instructions to send, by the anonymization provider, to the mobile device, a request for new anonymity requirements.

A computer system for anonymizing location information of a mobile device, the computer system comprising one or more processors, one or more computer readable memories, one or more computer readable tangible storage medium, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage medium for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, the program instructions comprising:

• program instructions to receive, by an anonymization provider, from the mobile device, location information identifying the location of the mobile device;
• program instructions to receive, by the anonymization provider, from the mobile device, anonymity requirements;
• program instructions to determine, by the anonymization provider, whether the received location information satisfies the received anonymity requirements;
• and
• based on the received location information satisfying the received anonymity requirements:
• program instructions to generate, by the anonymization provider, an obfuscated location for the mobile device;
• and
• program instructions to send, by the anonymization provider, to the mobile device, the obfuscated location;
• and
• based on the received location information not satisfying the received anonymity requirements, program instructions to send, by the anonymization provider, to the mobile device, a request for new anonymity requirements.